prior arrangement

collocation in English

meaningsofpriorandarrangement

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prior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/praɪər/us
/praɪr/
formal
existing or happening before something else, or before a ...
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arrangement
noun
uk
/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/us
/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/
a plan for how something ...
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(Definition ofpriorandarrangementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Any visits by a child must be bypriorarrangement.
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The regulations in force permit the railway companies to make reservations bypriorarrangementfor organised parties.
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I believe that access must be restricted to daylight hours or, at the very least, bypriorarrangementwith the owner or his appointed agent.
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There are already very many protests from all kinds of organisations because nopriorarrangementhad been made with the local authorities.
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They believe that filling a taxi must be done bypriorarrangement, which can be done at present.
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They also provide, subject topriorarrangement, packed meals for parties of troops at reduced charges.
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The inspections are not all done bypriorarrangement.
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Researchers may use the library bypriorarrangement.
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I have checked carefully and repeat that some are not done bypriorarrangement.
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This provides for that, if there had been apriorarrangementat the taxi's home base.
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In common parlance, the definition aims to ensure that the taxi can "ply for hire" and can be flagged down withoutpriorarrangementin a street or other public place.
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That is because a bank overdraft is a flexible and informal facility which offers considerable benefits to the customer, especially the ability to overdraw withoutpriorarrangementwith the bank.
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There was apriorarrangementbefore there was any question of a public announcement, and this firm, to the exclusion of all others, was promised a monopoly.
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Albans was, bypriorarrangement, under police control whilst the two transporters made the crossing.
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The map in the consultation document at which he was looking was thepriorarrangementwhen the consideration was for seven traffic area offices rather than for nine.
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Transportation for people with disabilities is available bypriorarrangement.
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Aviation fuel can be arranged for aircraft bypriorarrangementwith the airport manager.
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All of this was done by a group of people by apriorarrangement.
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The island may be visited only bypriorarrangement.
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It also stated that nothing should be spoiled or destroyed, and that groups of ordinary strangers should not be allowed to enter withoutpriorarrangement.
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